Racers Move To 21-0 After 73-58 Win Over EIU

Saturday, January 28

CFSB Center

7 p.m.

Murray State

Eastern Illinois

Photo by: Tab Brockman

1/28/2012 5:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State Racers kept their perfect start to the season going Saturday with a 73-58 win over Eastern Illinois at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.

The Racers' 21-0 start to the season and 21-game winning streak continue to set the school record.

Isaiah Canaan scored 18 points and Donte Poole added 18 to push the Racers to 9-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Leading 36-25 at half, the Racers put the clamps on the Panthers and put together a 17-4 run in the first six minutes. The Racers got back-to-back threes from Canaan and Poole for a 52-39 lead when the run was finished.

The Racers were leading 19-16 in the first half when Stacy Wilson came off bench and hit back-to-back threes for a 25-16 lead at the 7:52 mark. MSU closed the half with a put back by Ivan Aska for a 36-25 lead at the break. The 11 minutes Aska played in the first half marked his return from a Dec. 30 broken bone in his right hand, his first action after missing the last six games.

The announced attendance of 8,673 was close to the recent record for the CFSB Center (Jan. 14) when 8,691 watched MSU defeat Tennessee Tech. Tonight's game marked the second straight sellout at the CFSB Center.

The Racers will go try to keep their fantastic season going Thursday (Feb. 2) when they host Southeast Missouri State at 7 p.m. in a game aired by ESPNU.